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BOPLA BOCUBE enclosure - a complete
solution for Industrial Automation By Mathias Bünte and Werner Brandis
XXERON HESCH electronics GmbH, a manufacturer of components for process and industrial automation, was faced with the challenge of finding a suitable housing for its valve and filter controls. The requirements were challenging; it had to be modern, robust and durable. BOPLA was able to impress with its BOCUBE industrial enclosure. HESCH Managing Director Werner Brandis is so satisfied that BOCUBE is now used for almost all the manufacturer’s new developments for process and industrial automation.
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But what exactly are the advantages of BOCUBE? And why did HESCH ultimately opt for this solution?
Convincing at first sight: HESCH
relies on BOPLA’s BOCUBE HESCH was founded in 1976 by Walter Schröder, who steered the company’s fortunes for over 45 years. During this time, the medium-sized company has risen to become one of the leading providers of measurement, control and regulation technology (MSR Technik) and is now part of the management holding company AXXERON Technologies GmbH. HESCH’s solutions are used in industrial applications, among other things, both for measuring and regulating differential pressure and for solenoid valve control. From air conditioning and dedusting systems to medical technology and heavy industry; the sectors are diverse. BOPLA supplies the ‘turnkey’ housing including membrane keypad, and HESCH installs its own electronics in it. “We were looking for a smart solution with hinged locks that had a modern
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design. The BOCUBE housing family from BOPLA convinced us at first glance,” says HESCH Managing Director Werner Brandis. “These are optimal, standardised housings that consist of a few individual parts and can be installed quickly thanks to integrated hinges and tool-free quick- release technology,” says Brandis, praising the easy handling. “This is one of the reasons why we have been able to optimise our manufacturing process and increase the efficiency of our production.”
Wide variety of hinge colours In addition, HESCH appreciates the attractive appearance of the BOCUBE. This is particularly suitable for devices that are installed in the visible area or marketed as stand-alone products outside of a machine or plant. “The case is available in two primary colours, grey and black, and with a transparent lid on request. BOPLA offers a wide variety of hinges: traffic yellow, light grey, graphite grey, mint green, ultramarine blue and fire red. Regarding the company’s corporate design, customers can thus set appropriate accents and
visually individualise the housing on the one hand, but at the same time standardise it. Then the customer no longer has a general store, but a trademark,” says BOPLA Project Manager Ralf Massmann. HESCH relies primarily on the colour yellow, which is reflected in the logo.
HMI provision
Another special feature of the BOCUBE is the lowered surface in the lid for mounting membrane keyboards and electronics in the hinged lid. Before these are installed at HESCH, BOPLA processes the housings mechanically: interfaces, plugs and sockets, holes, threaded elbows for the cable gland. These components can be individually configured. “For HESCH, we bring this into the housing tailor-made according to the customer’s contract,” explains Massmann. For the medium-sized company from near Hanover, this diversity, as well as the standardisation of individual requirements, are an important factor with which processes in the assembly of electronics could be optimised and simplified. In BOCUBE housings, a membrane keyboard can be easily inserted, and electronics can be installed in the hinged lid. “A membrane keypad can be easily inserted into the housings and electronics can be installed in the hinged lid. They also have an innovative locking technology that makes handling with us much easier,” says Brandis. “The possibility of installing electronics in the hinge lid has simplified our processes, as the hinges previously had to be retrofitted at great expense.” The BOCUBE can be easily opened with a screwdriver with a ‘click’ and closed by hand. BOCUBE is available in 26 sizes
electricalengineeringmagazine.co.uk
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